Ethiopia: GNI per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Ethiopia's GNI per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) rose 126.08 on 2024 (from 3,004 to 3,130).

Across the 13 yearly changes before that (2012 to 2024), the average change was +126.94 and a typical year strayed about 45.61 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 232.53 in 2024. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 116.86 a year. A straight line explains 98% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

A straight-line projection, tested first

Extending that straight line gives about 3,415 for 2028. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2023 to 2025 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 66.62, against 335.81 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.

See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.

How it compares

In 2025, Ethiopia had the 86th highest value of the 100 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Ethiopia in the 2025 ranking

• Comoros — 83rd of 100: 3,682
• Rwanda — 84th of 100: 3,280
• Lesotho — 85th of 100: 3,220
• Sierra Leone — 87th of 100: 3,023
• Haiti — 88th of 100: 3,001
• Gambia, The — 89th of 100: 2,929

What this measures

This indicator provides values for gross national income (GNI) per person expressed in constant international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2021. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 15 values

GNI per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) in nearby economies

• Angola — 7,878 (2024)
• Benin — 4,028 (2025)
• Botswana — 17,803 (2024)
• Burkina Faso — 2,757 (2025)
• Cabo Verde — 10,243 (2025)
• Cameroon — 4,857 (2025)
• Central African Republic — 1,181 (2025)
• Chad — 2,405 (2025)
• Comoros — 3,682 (2025)
• Congo, Dem. Rep.

More economic policy & debt data for Ethiopia

• GDP (current US$) — US$126.36 billion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 15.09 trillion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$932.73 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 111,421 (2025)
• GNI (current US$) — US$126.14 billion (2025)
• GNI (current LCU) — 15.07 trillion (2025)
• GNI per capita (current LCU) — 111,231 (2025)
• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$3.78 billion (2024)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$3.78 billion (2024)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$128.07 billion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU)

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Questions people ask

What is Ethiopia's GNI per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $)?

3,130 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2011?

It is up 131.18% from 1,354 in 2011 (6.17% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3,130 in 2025 and the lowest 1,354 in 2011.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNP.PCAP.PP.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/icp/data, note: This information is for ICP’s PPPs utilized in WDI, publisher: International Comparison Program (ICP), date accessed: May 30, 2024, date published: May 30, 2024; The Eurostat PPP Progr… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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